During my last week in Rotterdam, I spent the usual amount of time exploring, but the highlight was definitely when I (finally!) made it to the Museum van Beuningen... and found my dream bath tub.   Dutch designers are world renowned- and, in fact, receive funding from the government so that they can develop their design talent, and they are given great respect- as you can find in a museum such as this one in Rotterdam, where you see a beautiful tub in the same halls as a Vermeer.

Wieki Somers is a Dutch designer who created the " Badboot" (bath boat).  WOW.  She also has a studio in Schiedam and lives in Rotterdam- just another example of the art scene in that crazy town.  And, why we will always have a little home there.

Visit the Wieki Somers website to see all of her beautiful projects...
(click on the image to go directly to the site)

Here is the BADBOOT (Wieki Somers, 2005)


(professional shot care of the Wieke Somers website; the other photos were taken by me at the museum!)

ADMIT IT.
YOU WANT ONE!!

What I also love is that she designed the OTHER piece that stood out in my mind from the museum!   This was the coat rack when you walk into the museum- it is so unbelievable!  It is a rotating rack that you control to get your coats with a little key... first, you pull a pulley and the hanger comes down to you.. then, you hang your coat, and it releases back up- and you secure it with your own key.  Amazing.. you have to see the pics- and it won an award last year, as well!

Go and see both of these in person at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen